Molecular Basis of Overdominance at a Flower Color Locus

Molecular Basis of Overdominance at a Flower Color Locus

Single-gene overdominance is one of the major mechanisms proposed to explain heterosis (i.e., hybrid vigor), the phenomenon that hybrid offspring between two inbred lines or varieties show superior phenotypes to both parents. Although sporadic examples of single-gene overdominance have been reported...

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Main Authors: Amy M. LaFountain, Wenjie Chen, Wei Sun, Shilin Chen, Harry A. Frank, Baoqing Ding, Yao-Wu Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2017-12-01
Series:G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
Subjects:
heterosis
Mimulus
FLAVONE SYNTHASE
antagonistic pleiotropy
anthocyanins
Online Access:http://g3journal.org/lookup/doi/10.1534/g3.117.300336

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